Vietnam War Story

Not to be confused with Vietnam War Story II.
Vietnam War Story
GenreWar, Drama
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersFred Fuchs
Georg Stanford Brown[1]
ProducersPatrick Sheane Duncan[2]
Neil Stearns
CinematographyJack Wallner
Stephen Lighthill[3]
Robert D. Yeoman
Running time270
Production companyWarner Bros.[1]
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseAugust 29, 1987 (1987-08-29) –
August 21, 1988 (1988-08-21)
Related
Vietnam War Story II

Vietnam War Story is an HBO cable television anthology series that ran from 1987 to 1988 and included a total of nine, 30-minute episodes.[2][4]

The series depicts stories inspired by real-life events of soldiers in and around combat. Details were fictional, but most episodes were written by Vietnam veterans.[4]

Releases

Subsequent to its initial airing, direct-to-video VHS releases were issued with three episodes each, but not the complete series.

  • Vietnam War Story I - Included episodes 1-3.[5]
  • Vietnam War Story II - Included episodes 4-6.[6]
  • Vietnam War Story III - Included episodes 7-9.[7]
  • Vietnam War Story: Last Days - A newer trilogy, it aired on HBO in August of 1989, after the original nine episodes. Its three new stories occur in 1975 when only small units and advisers remain with Saigon troops to resist the Viet Cong, and even these are about to leave. The segments are titled: "Dirty Work," "The Last Soldier," and "The Last Outpost."[8]

Notable guest stars

The episodes features a number of notable guest stars.[1]

Production

Episodes were made for between $400,000 and $600,000 each, which at the time was less than an average network sitcom episode.[9]

The episode, "An Old Ghost Walks the Earth" was filmed in Newhall, CA.[10]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateRef.
11"The Mine"Georg Stanford BrownPatrick Sheane DuncanAugust 29, 1987 (1987-08-29)[5]
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22"Home"Ray DantonRonald RuinAugust 29, 1987 (1987-08-29)[5]
33"The Pass"Kevin HooksPatrick Sheane DuncanAugust 29, 1987 (1987-08-29)[5][11][12]
44"An Old Ghost Walks the Earth"Michael Toshiyuki UnoAdam RodmanJuly 20, 1988 (1988-07-20)[6]
55"R & R"David Burton MorrisCindy Lou Johnson
Patrick Sheane Duncan		July 20, 1988 (1988-07-20)[6][2]
66"The Fragging"Jack SholderPatrick Sheane DuncanAugust 3, 1988 (1988-08-03)[6][2]
77"Separated"Todd HollandJim BeaverAugust 10, 1988 (1988-08-10)[7]
88"Dusk to Dawn"Rick KingJames YoshimuraAugust 17, 1988 (1988-08-17)[7]
99"The Promise"Lesli Linka GlatterCindy Lou JohnsonAugust 21, 1988 (1988-08-21)[7]

Awards

Awards[13][14]
Year Award Type Result
1988 Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Dialogue & ADR Won
1988 CableACE Award Directing a Theatrical or Dramatic Special Won
1988 CableACE Award Dramatic Special Nominated
1989 CableACE Award Actor in a Dramatic Series: Wesley Snipes[14] Won

Reference

  1. ^ a b c "Vietnam War Story: About this item". walmart.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Sharbutt, Jay (29 June 1987). "HBO to Air 'Vietnam War Story'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC (Nant Capital). Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Stephen Lighthill Bio". polishfilmla.org. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Vietnam War Story [DVD]". amazon.com. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Vietnam War Story (1988) BETA- HBO Original Miniseries - Military Drama Episodes". ebay.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "Vietnam War Story 2 (VHS, 1989)". ebay.com. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "Vietnam War Story 3 (VHS, 1989)". ebay.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  8. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (19 Aug 1989). "TV Reviews : 'Vietnam War': Trilogy of Profound Humanity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  9. ^ Shales, Tom (2 August 1988). "Trenchant 'War Story' - HBO's Powerful Vietname Anthology". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  10. ^ O'Connor, John J. (22 July 1988). "TV Weekend: The Very Small, Day-to-Day Realities of a War". The New York Times. p. 30. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Vietnam War Story: The Pass (1987) - Season 1, Episode 3". CineMagia. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  12. ^ "1987 Press Photo "Behind the Lines: The dramatic anthology HBO Showcase - Vietnam War Story"". ebay.com. HBO/Cinemax Editorial. Retrieved 22 April 2025. (picture caption) Ching Valdes-Aran, Tony Becker, Merritt Butrick and Wendell Pierce star in 'The Pass,' the tale of a fateful encounter with the Viet Cong in an after-hours bar.
  13. ^ "Vietnam War Story". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  14. ^ a b "HBO Sweeps Cable's ACE Awards". Deseret News. 16 Jan 1989. Retrieved 27 April 2025.


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